African-American Film Critics Association Awards 2016

The 2016 African-American Film Critics Association Awards were announced on December 13, 2016, while the ceremony took place on February 8, 2017 at Taglyan Complex, in Hollywood, California.

Awards
Below is the list of complete winners.

AAFCA Top Ten Films

 * 1) Moonlight (A24)
 * 2) Fences (Paramount Pictures)
 * 3) Hidden Figures (20th Century Fox)
 * 4) Lion (The Weinstein Company)
 * 5) La La Land (Lionsgate)
 * 6) The Birth of a Nation (Fox Searchlight)
 * 7) Loving (Focus Features)
 * 8) Manchester by the Sea (Roadside Attractions/Amazon Studios)
 * 9) Hell or High Water (Lionsgate/CBS Films)
 * 10) Queen of Katwe (Walt Disney Pictures/CBS Films)

AAFCA Top Ten TV Shows

 * 1) Queen Sugar (OWN)
 * 2) Underground (WGN)
 * 3) Atlanta (FX)
 * 4) Insecure (HBO)
 * 5) Luke Cage (Netflix)
 * 6) This Is Us (NBC)
 * 7) Black-ish (ABC)
 * 8) The Get Down (Netflix)
 * 9) Westworld (HBO)
 * 10) Survivor's Remorse (Starz)

AAFCA Regular Awards

 * Best Picture
 * Moonlight


 * Best Director
 * Barry Jenkins – Moonlight


 * Best Actor
 * Denzel Washington – Fences


 * Best Actress
 * Ruth Negga – Loving


 * Best Supporting Actor
 * Mahershala Ali – Moonlight


 * Best Supporting Actress
 * Viola Davis – Fences


 * Best Ensemble
 * Hidden Figures


 * Best Independent Film
 * Moonlight


 * Best Screenplay
 * August Wilson – Fences


 * Breakout Performance
 * Janelle Monáe – Moonlight and Hidden Figures


 * Best Animation
 * Zootopia


 * Best Documentary
 * 13th


 * Best Song
 * "Victory" – Hidden Figures


 * Best TV Comedy
 * Atlanta


 * Best TV Drama
 * Queen Sugar


 * Best Cable/New Media TV Show
 * Underground


 * Best Limited Series/Special
 * Lemonade

AAFCA Special Awards

 * AAFCA Special Achievement Award
 * Anthony Hemingway, director; Lee Daniels, producer/director; Floyd Norman, animator
 * Roger Ebert Award
 * Michael Phillips, film critic
 * Ashley Boone Award
 * Vanessa Morrison, 20th Century Fox Animation president